Genesis: Arisen, Book 0.5

Tucked away in a high-tech Tactical Operations Center, inside an isolated safehouse in the Horn of Africa, sits Agency analyst Zack Altringham. He is Kenyan-born, Princeton-educated, badly burnt-out - and condemned by his language and cultural skills to a lifetime of fighting America's shadow counter-terror wars.

A Learning Experience, Book 1

When a bunch of interstellar scavengers approach Earth intending to abduct a few dozen humans and sell them into slavery in the darkest, they make the mistake of picking on Steve Stuart and his friends, ex-military veterans all. Unprepared for humans who can actually fight, unaware of the true capabilities of their stolen starships, the scavengers rapidly lose control of the ship - and their lives.

Warship: Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1

In the 25th century, humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity. So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy?

Koban, Book 1

We colonized 700 planets. Humankind enjoyed the benefits of expansion room and the end of wars. We even disbanded our military. Then the Krall found us. The Krall have used thousands of years of combat to select the genes of the strongest and fastest warriors. They are a species determined to dominate the entire galaxy, through destruction and annihilation of every opponent.

Koban is an uninhabited high-gravity planet with impossibly fast savage animals, which employ organic superconducting nerves. This deadly world is where the Krall tested humans for war capability.

Locke & Key

Based on the best-selling, award-winning graphic novel series Locke & Key - written by acclaimed suspense novelist Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Horns) and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez - this multicast, fully dramatized audio production brings the images and words to life.

N A THURGOOD says:"An emotional rollercoaster."

Publisher's Summary

Bioengineer Peter Bernhardt has dedicated his life to nanotechnology, the science of manipulating matter on the atomic scale. As the founder of Biogineers, he is on the cusp of revolutionizing brain therapies with microscopic nanorobots that will make certain degenerative diseases a thing of the past. But after his research is stolen by an unknown enemy, seventy thousand people die in Las Vegas in one abominable moment. No one is more horrified than Peter, as this catastrophe sets in motion events that will forever change not only his life but also the course of human evolution.

Peter's company is torn from his grasp as the public clamors for his blood. Desperate, he turns to an old friend, who introduces him to the Phoenix Club, a cabal of the most powerful men in the world. To make himself more valuable to his new colleagues, Peter infuses his brain with experimental technology, exponentially upgrading his mental prowess and transforming him irrevocably.

As he's exposed to unimaginable wealth and influence, Peter's sense of reality begins to unravel. Do the club members want to help him, or do they just want to claim his technology? What will they do to him once they have their prize? And while he's already evolved beyond mere humanity, is he advanced enough to take on such formidable enemies and win?

Pretty decent writing, amazing story. I'm looking forward to the next entry in the series. Unlike most books, I think this would make an amazing movie series. With well written character interactions, lonely P.O.V. sequences and some explosive action I'll bet we get to see a movie in the next few years. The book seems to question modern America and society with morals firmly footed in yesterday- exploring the next possible evolution of mankind. While that may make many queasy, P.J. Manney did this while skirting religion but delving into spirituality. Questing for "right" in an elitist society, seeking revenge but from an enlightened perspective, and using technology that is less than a stones throw of advancement away from our own, (R)evolution is a crunchy quick read that will leave a lasting impression on your mind.

At times the performance comes off a little cheesy, but that in itself is an elitist perspective. I read half of the book while awaiting release of the audio version, so my mind performers were a little less... stereo-typical That aside, David De Vries has an easy tone and excellent rhythm. I will be looking for other recordings of his in the near future.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

J. Laivin

Phila

25/06/15

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"Great book"

Well written. Very fresh story with deep character development. Can't wait for the sequel. Would make for a great movie

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Mark Fry

04/06/15

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"Fun and entertaining story."

a good techno - thriller that stays interesting throughout. the author writes some pretty quirky characters that bring the story to life.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

gabby schmidt

25/09/15

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"Great Narrator for a good story!"

Huge scope. . . The story starts as one thing aand it just gets bigger and bigger and bigger. . . The development of the main character was awesome, the narrator did a great job of injecting personalities into the character voices, and the story mixes all sorts of intrigue with geeky near future tech and action sequences.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Amazon Customer

Salem, OR USA

09/06/15

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"Tech/social revolution meets Cont of Mone Cristo"

I liked the struggle between inventor of new technologies and corrupt intrenched powerful conspiracies of evil men. Then I realized 2/3rds of the way through the book it become a modern Cont of Mont Cristo story as the protagonist transforms himself into a vengeance driven character and reinvents himself. I liked it well enough, but since this is part of a coming trilogy I'd really need the other books to decide if this is good or not. Without a larger context of the other books the ending of this book was action movie worthy ending and might play better in a visual medium but we didn't really get to see the full fruits of the characters technology blossom and see how it changes the world. I hope we get to see more in the next book.

3 of 5 people found this review helpful

Nicholas

14/06/15

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"Don't bother"

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

This book is terrible. I keep trying to figure out how to state it other than this, but its just baffling. Portrayal (and narration) of any of the characters that are not the rich, white, handsome male protagonist are flat, and often bordering on insulting, racist, misogynist trash. Its like reading a Nicholas Sparks novel, except one that might hate women. Honestly its just a badly written rip off of a mediocre Crichton book, mixed with the plot of a deus ex game that didn't quite make it.

4 of 7 people found this review helpful

Wesley Brehm

03/06/15

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"Couldn't even finish."

5 hours in I decided I'd had enough.To say that plot and characters were cliche would be an understatement. It's as if some story writing computer algorithm wrote this turd and its only point of reference were old episodes of 'The Love Boat' and 'Fantasy Island'.Is this Young Adult fiction? If so then teens could relate to the protagonist, who had the world view and emotional range of a 12 year old. I feel soiled. Whoever gave this thing the green llight should be locked in a bamboo cage and jabbed with sharp sticks.I suspect the narrator knew this thing was crap as well. His voices were straight out of central casting. But a gig is a gig I suppose. If I had to narrate this book, I'd switch to auto-pilot too.

5 of 9 people found this review helpful

Tom

AGUANGA, CA, United States

28/11/16

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"Amazing Story."

Excellent first book in what promises to be an enlightening and enjoyable series. The authors command of modern science, neurology common nanotechnology Theory Plus his understanding of Enlightenment spirituality and insights into Human Nature would the enough to give this 5 stars. but his ability to weave the ultimate in conspiracy theory with intrigue, mystery, and many exciting action scenes really nailed it for me. I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

not happy

04/10/16

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"Boring long winded"

Omg - this book was torture. Long winded scientific explanations.Stupid book. Never ever will I read anything by this author

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Amazon Customer

22/06/16

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"SO much potential"

the book opened perfectly! great plot and storyline but after that the first several chapters were a struggle to get through due to awkward dialogue, situations that just didn't seem to flow, and the main character was painted as being TOO moral, but wasn't the case at all and was extremely unlikeable. I also believe that the narrator may have not been this best choice for this book as I found myself not liking the performance or impersonation of the characters, certain situations, etc. the book has several moments that grab you and make you want to finish for the story's sake, but generally everything felt rushed, overdone, or under developed. the second half of the book was a lot better as far as pace, action, story line, and entertainment value. I just feel as if the story would have followed suit to how the prologue was written, it would have been a 5*read

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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